On This Day

Tuesday, May 29, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 17 .638 --
Red Sox 26 18 .591 2.5
Brewers 27 22 .551 4.0
Yankees 25 22 .532 5.0
Tigers 20 21 .488 7.0
Indians 20 26 .435 9.5
Blue Jays 12 36 .250 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 29 19 .604 --
Twins 26 18 .591 1.0
Rangers 27 19 .587 1.0
Royals 27 21 .563 2.0
White Sox 24 23 .511 4.5
Mariners 17 32 .347 12.5
Athletics 16 32 .333 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 27 15 .643 --
Phillies 27 18 .600 1.5
Cardinals 22 20 .524 5.0
Pirates 21 21 .500 6.0
Cubs 20 23 .465 7.5
Mets 16 26 .381 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 21 .553 --
Astros 27 23 .540 0.5
Giants 25 24 .510 2.0
Dodgers 24 26 .480 3.5
Padres 22 29 .431 6.0
Braves 18 29 .383 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Winfield 5
2 Rich Dauer 4
2 Jerry Turner 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Valentine 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.43
2 Don Robinson 0.86
2 Steve Rogers 0.86
4 Rich Wortham 0.78
5 Randy Niemann 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Randy Niemann 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Burt Hooton 9
3 Rich Wortham 7
4 Randy Niemann 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Randy Scarbery 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .390
2 Steve Kemp .385
3 Pete Rose .365
4 Rod Carew .356
5 Dave Winfield .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Fred Lynn 14
4 Dale Murphy 13
5 Ken Singleton 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 47
2 Fred Lynn 41
3 Cecil Cooper 39
3 Darrell Porter 39
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Willie Wilson 19
3 Julio Cruz 18
3 Omar Moreno 18
5 Amos Otis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.19
2 Tommy John 1.84
3 Mike Marshall 2.05
4 Jim Slaton 2.18
5 Ross Baumgarten 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jerry Koosman 7
3 Dennis Martinez 7
3 Paul Splittorff 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 81
2 Nolan Ryan 66
3 Fergie Jenkins 62
4 Ron Guidry 61
5 2 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 10
3 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Skip Lockwood 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hosken Powell .485
2 George Brett .484
2 Charlie Moore .484
4 Alfredo Griffin .444
4 Johnny Grubb .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruppert Jones 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Davey Lopes 5
1 Jeff Newman 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 18
2 Bruce Bochte 17
3 George Brett 16
4 Ruppert Jones 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Don Baylor 6
2 Paul Dade 6
2 Willie Randolph 6
2 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.56
2 Jim Rooker 0.59
3 Bill Travers 0.64
4 Mark Clear 0.66
4 Steve McCatty 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 Dennis Martinez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Gaylord Perry 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 Craig Swan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 4
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3
3 Bruce Sutter 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .406
2 Pete Rose .397
3 Jerry Remy .385
4 Thurman Munson .383
5 Steve Kemp .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Davey Lopes 8
2 Jeff Newman 8
2 Gary Roenicke 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 27
2 Fred Lynn 25
3 Reggie Jackson 23
3 Graig Nettles 23
3 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Tony Scott 11
3 Frank Taveras 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.57
2 Rick Williams 1.25
3 Steve Rogers 1.32
4 Jack Billingham 1.65
5 Kevin Kobel 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Tommy John 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 Joe Niekro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 41
1 J. R. Richard 41
3 Ron Guidry 39
4 Steve Carlton 34
5 Jim Kern 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
1 Skip Lockwood 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Jim Kern 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .343
2 Dave Winfield .330
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Al Oliver .328
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Gorman Thomas 35
3 Dale Murphy 34
3 Jim Rice 34
5 4 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
1 Steve Garvey 120
3 Jim Rice 117
4 Don Baylor 114
5 3 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 56
5 Willie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Bob Welch 2.21
3 Jon Matlack 2.31
4 Mike Caldwell 2.31
5 Steve Rogers 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Gaylord Perry 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Ron Guidry 255
3 Phil Niekro 233
4 Nolan Ryan 229
5 Tom Seaver 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
1 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Bruce Sutter 30
5 Mike Marshall 28